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The Necessity of Judgements of Taste

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We suggested that Kant needs to discover some reason for making aesthetic judgements. Satisfaction of this need will provide confirmation in judgements for the particular actual judgements we make which, prior to confirmation, only have subjective necessity.

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© 1997 Salim Kemal

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Kemal, S. (1997). The Necessity of Judgements of Taste. In: Kant’s Aesthetic Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230389076_6

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